Bill Text: CA AB842 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: High-speed rail.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-21 - From committee without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). [AB842 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB842-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 842	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Donnelly

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act to add Section 2704.76 to the Streets and Highways Code,
relating to high-speed rail.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 842, as introduced, Donnelly. High-speed rail.
   Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority with specified
powers and duties relative to the development and implementation of a
high-speed train system. Existing law, pursuant to the Safe,
Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century,
approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008,
general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion for
high-speed train capital projects and other associated purposes.
Existing law appropriates certain amounts of federal funds and state
bond funds to the authority for purposes of funding the construction
of the initial segment of the high-speed rail project.
   This bill, notwithstanding any other law, would prohibit federal
or state funds, including state bond funds, from being expended by
the authority or any other state agency on the construction of the
high-speed rail project, except as necessary to meet contractual
commitments entered into before January 1, 2014. The bill would also
make a statement of legislative intent.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 2704.76 is added to the Streets and Highways
Code, to read:
   2704.76.  Notwithstanding any other law, no federal or state
funds, including bond funds made available pursuant to Chapter 20
(commencing with Section 2704) of Division 3, shall be expended by
the High-Speed Rail Authority or any other state agency on the
construction of the high-speed rail project described in that
chapter, except as necessary to meet contractual commitments entered
into before January 1, 2014. The Legislature finds and declares that
this action is necessary because many highway and bridge improvement
and repair projects are of higher priority than the high-speed rail
project.